Toyota Corolla (E170): Shift position purpose
*: To improve fuel efficiency and reduce noises, set the shift lever in D for normal driving.
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Circuit description
A flat type knock sensor (non–resonant type) has the structure that can
detect the vibration in a wider band
of frequency from about 6 khz to 15 khz and has the following features.
Knock sensors are fitted on the cylinder block to detect the engine knocking.
The sensor contains a piezoele ...
Circuit description
The intake air temperature (iat) sensor, mounted on the mass
air flow (maf) sensor, monitors the intake air temperature. The
iat sensor has a thermistor that varies its resistance depending
on the temperature of the intake air. When the air temperature
is low, the resistance in the thermisto ...
Starting the engine
1 Check that the parking brake is set.
► Vehicles without a multi-information display
2 Continuously variable transmission: Check that the shift lever is set in P.
Firmly depress the brake pedal.
Manual transmission: Check that the shift lever is set in N. Firmly depress the
clutch peda ...